Actually guys it looks like a Wireless Op’s seat to me.

Doesn’t the Nav’s seat fold out of the starboard side, over the forward escape hatch?

Deryck

Hi Deryck,

You’re correct (forgot to mention that earlier) this is indeed the wireless operaters seat as located beneathe the pilot’s position. In my cockpit this area is left out because of height restrictions.

Any news about the Halifax leftovers we have been talking about regularly?

Cheers

Cees

Updated to reflect the changes to my collection in recent weeks and the Typhoon cockpit has been subsumed into the Aeroventure project.
There is the startings of Whirlwind 1/4 cockpit but it is too much in its infancy so far.

Tony,

Any further information about the Typhoon project (piccies etc). And what kind of Whirlwind, the eggbeater or that wonderful twinengined fighter bomber. Out of curiosity, why 1/4?

Cheers

Cees

Well done to all those involved at BBMF for a good, sympathetic restoration.

It’s so good to see that there are still people around who will delicately take something apart and refurbish it to its former condition, or as near as possible. BBMF operate on a limited budget and do VERY well with what they’ve got.

Perhaps the other firms who take a good aircraft and have all the skins replaced etc should sit up and take note. Tom Blairs Desert marked Spit 5 has panel gaps that Rolls Royce cars would be proud of, but it seems a little souless to me. I’m sure the same fate awaits the Dutch Mk9 at Duxford too. I’ve been up close to that aeroplane and every ding and dent tell a story…….whenever the damage occurred. No ref to Rachels additional strake on AB910:D 😀 😀 😀 😀 😀

Again, well done and I hope to see it soon…….would have been better in silver though! Oh and can we see a close up of the aerial mounting in the camoflage please???????:)

Fluffy, you have a pm.

I take it you have never seen any photo’s when that Dutch Mk IX was perched on top of a building near Delfzijl? It wasn’t much to look at and had been restored by Harry van der Meer and the Fokker apprentice school during the seventies.

Cheers

Cees

Diving aeroplanes is much more interesting than floating cookiejars don’t you think?:rolleyes:

This year should finally see the visit to the Halifax wreck.

Cheers

Cees

Halifax at War is a great DVD (the whole at War series is) it contains a
lot of new footage as well as some nice views of the recovery of the aft fuselage section from a remote farm by 57Rescue and colour film of the Halton.

Cheers

Cees

Cees emailed you about the asi i can see where its going.

Cheers Graham:)

Thanks Graham
Cees

Hello TT
Yes, I just had a call with him. He might be busy with his company, his T-6 project and my Hurricane panel but otherwise he is well 😀 .
Regards,
Herbert

Not to mention my HP Hampden panel:D

Cees

Thanks wings48, they are some seriously cool pics. They could tempt me to get back into modelling and buy the Airfix Stirling to do a little conversion job!

Hi Mantog,

What stops you from doing just that. Magna Models just released a
conversion set to make a Mk V Stirling.

Come on , you want it.

Cheers

Cees